In The Wisteria Cafe...

A perfectly symmetrical face, a clear-cut profile, broad shoulders, and a skinny waist that made him look like a Prince out of a fairy tale dripping with universal handsomeness - these are the features of the waiter in the famous Wisteria cafe near Ravaryn University.

"Order please?"

Ziven Maverick, the waiter asked as soon as Nawel and Deimos took their seats at the corner of the cafe.

"Brother Ziven, bring me the same as usual, and for him, strawberry bubble milk, please."

Nawel, the regular customer acquainted closely with the waiter Ziven and also with the cafe owner Kyrell, placed the order.

Ziven nodded after writing down the order on his notepad.

"Is he your boyfriend?"

Deimos who was drinking water after he ran through a marathon along with his brother Nawel to reach the cafe, choked and splattered them on the person in front of him.

That was none other than Nawel Mavros, who looked like a grumpy-soaked cat? Ziven started laughing and it sounded like windshield wipers.

"Sorry, brother Nawel sorry."

Deimos started wiping his face with the tissues.

"It's fine, I am okay," he took the tissues from the younger and glared at Ziven.

"Brother Ziven, stop laughing. He isn't my boyfriend. He is Deimos, my junior and the captain of the soccer team."

"You mean that Renaissance demon with golden hands and rabbit face?" Ziven exclaimed.

Deimos raised his both eyebrows, stunned by his description, and looked at Nawel who looked embarrassed and scratched his nape,

"Well, that's what you looked like to me..."

"What's happening here?"

Kyrell Chrysander, the cafe owner and also the boyfriend of Ziven Maverick interrupted the conversation, possessively holding his honey's thin waist.

"Kyrell, you are here too," Nawel shook his head, "And no one is trying to take your boyfriend from you so stop acting all clingy. I came here to not attract any attention but because of you both it became the exact opposite."

Nawel sighed looking at the people who were peeking at their table curious about the four handsome men.

"Alright, sit down, and let's talk."

Kyrell grabbed two chairs from the other table and made Ziven sit beside him.

Nawel shook his head.

"Deimos, this is brother Ziven, our super senior. And this is Kyrell, he is nine months younger than me but we are in the same class so he is my classmate, your senior, and also this cafe's owner."

Deimos extended his hand to greet both of them,

"Hello seniors, I am Deimos Astaroth."

They shook hands with him, "Ah, are you the little Demon, Nawel talks about?" Kyrell commented.

"Yeah, I suppose," Deimos smiled, awkwardly.

"Tsk, when did I talk about him?" Nawel hissed, "Anyway, I think the introductions are over. Now let's get to the point, little Demon-ahem! Deimos."

"Um... okay?"

Deimos was looking a little bewildered.

"So the person you love is Evren Osian? The IT boy of our University, right?" Nawel questioned.

"WHAT?"

Kyrell and Ziven screamed at the same time in surprise.

"Hush, you both. Tone it down," Nawel grumbled.

Deimos looked down at his lap, shyly and nodded,

"Yes..."

"Thank goodness!" Nawel exclaimed.

"Eh?"

Deimos shot his head up and frowned at the response of Nawel.

"When you said you love a pretty person from the Department of Business Administration and Management, Class 3-B, I thought my soul will leave my body anytime soon,"

Nawel exaggerated, shaking his head.

"What, why?"

Deimos pulled his eyebrows together in confusion.

"Cause, he loves a pretty person from that exact class too," Ziven wiggled his eyebrows.

Kyrell rolled his eyes, "My little brother ain't gonna accept your feelings, Nawel. He has his eyes on the person Deimos loves, you know that."

Nawel's face became sullen as he heard that, "I thought you too would become my love rival along with Evren Osian. Just the thought of you competing against me for Farris's love got me chills all over my body, Deimos."

"Ah, that's why... you said you almost had a heart attack," Deimos heaved and then, "But wait, Farris Chrysander is senior Kyrell's brother?"

"Yes, unfortunately. That brat is my little brother who brings troubles to me all the time."

Kyrell had an irritated look on his face.

"You say that but when he comes to you acting all pitiful after causing troubles you jump up to help him, Kyrell," Ziven gave him a smack, "You are such a fool for your little brother!" He remarked.

"Ugh, wait you both. But you said something like the couple destined to be soulmates... is that couple Evren and Farris?" Nawel queried in an anxious tone.

Deimos nodded lightly, "Yeah..."

He remembered the scene of his proposal rejection and Evren running after Farris to clear the misunderstanding and confess his feelings for him.

Also as he read the novel, it had a happy ending.

Evren and Farris were married at the end and as every fairy tale story's last line, 'they lived happily ever after' was the finishing sentence.

He downcasted feeling glum.

"Farris... that brat doesn't love Evren at all. He just doesn't want to lose his only friend which is why he is possessive towards him and doesn't let any men or women go near him. That's why everyone thinks that Farris loves him," Kyrell sighed.

"What?"

Deimos was shocked... no it was an understatement he was Deimoshooked.

>>>Farris Chrysander doesn't love Evren?

>>>Impossible... he is the one who falls in love with Evren first in the novel and manipulates him into loving him.

>>>Farris is a walking red flag main lead in the novel who traps Evren in his love. It is a toxic relationship but still, that novel was a huge hit as people love such novels...

>>>But in the end Farris turns over a new leaf with the love of Evren and becomes a green flag. Then they lead a happy romantic life.

>>>That... was the story. Then why is senior Kyrell...?

"Why do you think Farris doesn't love Evren, senior?" Deimos asked, curiously.

Kyrell glanced at Nawel who gulped down a lump in his throat and looked away.

"Cause he loves his ex-boyfriend till now and has no place in his heart to love someone else and Evren is his best friend."

"Farris's ex-boyfriend?" Deimos had a question mark on his face.

>>>Was there such a character in the novel...? Ah, now that I think there was a line mentioning that Farris was heartbroken by his cheating ex-boyfriend before he started loving Evren, right?

>>>That was why he was too possessive over Evren and didn't let him meet with any other men or women. In that way, Evren couldn't cheat on him...

"Yeah, his ex-boyfriend who is now trying to get back with him, right Nawel?" Ziven asked with a teasing smile.

"Ahem," Nawel cleared his throat, "Stop it, brother Ziven."

Deimos's irises expanded as he realized their signs,

"Wait... brother Nawel, are you Farris's ex-boyfriend?"

Nawel banged his forehead on the table in slow motion,

"Yes... that awful person is me."

"Oh, man! Holy shit!"

Deimos exclaimed in surprise making Ziven laugh holding his stomach.

"Brother Nawel, why did you break up with him?" Deimos questioned.

>>>Why did you cheat on Farris? If not for you Evren would've been single...

"That was a long story but in short he thought I cheated on him with my junior whom I tutored as he saw us in an inappropriate position. But I swear I didn't cheat on him, that kid just fell, I was trying to help him but ended up falling on him, and bam Farris opened the door and thought I was making out with him, can you believe that?" Nawel rapped.

"If you didn't want him to misunderstand you like that then you should've just told him that you are tutoring your junior in the first place. Why did you keep it a secret from him?" Kyrell flared up.

"I... just... okay let me tell you the truth. I was trying to buy him a Gucci suit that he liked for his birthday. But at that time I had no money, I was a scholarship student. I couldn't ask for money from my parents to gift my lover, right? And at that time there were no soccer competitions that I could play for money. I had to find a way to earn money and surprise him."

Nawel confessed holding his head.

"So, you kept it secret from him cause it was a surprise for his birthday gift?"

Ziven rounded up everything.

"Yeah... I know it all seems like excuses to you guys and I look like a cheater but for the love of heaven, I never cheated on him and I wouldn't even imagine myself doing that. But he won't listen to me at all and he..."

Nawel balled his fist as he remembered something.

Deimos placed his hand on Nawel's hand and squeezed it to comfort him.

"He... just to provoke me, made out with men in front of me. In anger, I slapped him and broke up with him which I regret till now. I should have controlled my anger but I couldn't see him with other men."

Nawel rubbed his forehead, looking regretful.

"That's pretty messed up. But I agree Farris should have at least listened to your explanation before trying to nark you."

Kyrell patted Nawel's shoulder.

Deimos sighed, "So that's what happened..."

"I am not going to give up yet, Deimos. In three days, there will be a fresher's party and I am planning to clear up everything between us before Farris moves on and forces Evren to love him." Nawel declared.

Kyrell and Ziven looked at each other and nodded.

"But I need your help in this, little demon," Nawel voiced out.

"My help?"

"I don't know what made you think Evren and Farris have that werewolf connection to become a destined soulmate couple,"

Nawel paused as Deimos rolled his eyes, "Brother~!"

"I felt that too, subtly. Farris is trying to block everyone who is approaching Evren to make him depend on him wholly. That kid doesn't know anything about his cunning friend. Only I can handle that brat," Nawel stated.

"Uh, huh... only you can handle my brat brother, Nawel?"

Kyrell had a playful smirk on his face mimicking Nawel's words.

"Shut up, Kyrell."

Nawel rolled his eyes and looked at Deimos,

"I want you to help me separate those two on that day and take Evren with you. It will be an opportunity for both of us that night, what do you say, little demon?"

Deimos thought for a second,

>>>There is nothing to lose for me... this time Evren, I will make you mine, going against this stupid storyline.

"I am in, brother Nawel."

Deimos and Nawel fist-bumped with each other while Kyrell and Ziven agreed to their plan and bumped their fists too.

Three Days Later... At The Freshers Party.

The music was blasting and some were swaying to the beat, some were drinking alcohol, jumping into the pool, swimming with their lovers, and making out.

Colorful lights were beaming in the whole palace and amongst all of it there was a quiet room with warmly lit hearth.

There was this huge couch on which Deimos was sitting with a shocked expression on his face.

The glass of beer he was drinking fell to the floor and broke into pieces as he heard,

"I love you, Deimos..."

Evren, who was on his lap confessed out of nowhere.

"..."

Deimos didn't say anything for a good one minute. His eyes darkened as a nerve popped out on his clenched jaw.

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𖤓●●●Rewinding●●●𖤓

Two hours earlier...

Deimos and Nawel arrived at the farmhouse where the fresher's party was being organized. Everyone's attention was on them both as soon as they entered.

Farris who was talking with Evren rolled his eyes seeing Nawel.

Evren knew that Nawel was Farris's ex-boyfriend so he waved at him as a greeting and got a nod from the elder in return.

Deimos looked at Nawel and they both signed with their eyes that they were going to start their plan without wasting any time.

Farris saw Nawel smiling at the junior whom he saw cheating with and got furious.

He took Evren's hand and dragged him forcedly to a corner of the room, banged him to the wall roughly, and caged him between his arms.

He was about to kiss him when Evren stopped his friend and looked at him with glossy eyes.

"Farris...*hic*... to you... am I just a replacement to take your anger off, of your ex-boyfriend?"

"Evren... that's not..."

Farris paused seeing his teary eyes. He punched the wall hard and walked away leaving a trembling Evren who slid down the wall losing his strength.

No one noticed the smaller male crying in that dark corner. After a while, he picked up his strength and slowly walked to the bar counter, wiping off his tears and placing a fake smile on his face.

He started drinking tequilas one after the other trying to cover up his wounded heart. It has been always like this for a year since Farris broke up with Nawel.

Even though he was friends with Farris from elementary school due to some reasons he didn't go to the same high school along with him.

And they met again at the University. In the first year, Farris was so good with him and Evren couldn't be happier to meet his friend again and spend time with him.

Although, they didn't hang out that many times as Farris was busy dating Nawel, Evren was contended to have someone to talk with occasionally in an unknown city where he knew no one.

He soon made friends besides Farris and was enjoying some quality time with them but after the break up he started hanging out with Evren, restricting him from meeting his other friends and classmates.

Now he doesn't have any friends other than Farris because they were disappointed with Evren for always spending his time only with him.

Evren didn't want to do that, he liked being social but Farris would get all upset and angry at him.

Soon, without him knowing he became a pushover who only listened to Farris ignoring all his friends.

Nevertheless, he got to know that Farris was manipulating him and not letting any of his friends come near him or harm them if they got a little closer to him.

Evren couldn't do anything against him as Farris was the one who was paying his sister's hospital bills.

Even though he knew his friend wouldn't stop paying them if he went against him, he didn't want to take any risk cause his sister could suffer and he didn't want that.

It became a very complicated relationship as Farris has been flirting with him recently and showing interest in him more than a friend.

Evren knew what Farris wanted from him yet he didn't have the heart to accept his best friend's advances towards him cause he didn't love him in that way.

But who would make that stubborn Farris understand that?

Evren was feeling suffocating as he couldn't talk about this with anyone and relieve his stress.

So, now he was chugging down all the drinks and drowning in alcohol to forget his pain.

After exploding on Evren, Farris was searching for someone to relieve his pent-up anger and he saw a first-year boy who had been trying to flirt with him for a few days.

He suddenly grabbed that boy who was talking with his friends and dragged him into a room to screw him.

Nawel who was observing him from the start sent Deimos to Evren and followed Farris into the room.

Nawel opened the room and stood beside the door with a death glare in his eyes as he saw Farris kissing the boy and trying to rip off his clothes.

"I didn't know you loved such a debaucherous life when I was dating you, Farris," Nawel deadpanned.

Farris stopped in his tracks as he heard the cold voice of the elder he was familiar with. He turned back,

"You... why are you here?"

Nawel ignored him and looked at the boy,

"Chris, if you don't want to die, leave here this instant," he glared.

Chris who was from the same department of music and arts and a direct junior of Nawel, knew he would have no future if he opposed his senior. So, he immediately ran out of the room.

"You! What the hell are you doing?"

Farris yelled getting annoyed.

Nawel ignored him again and locked the door behind him. He threw the key away and advanced towards Farris who became nervous seeing the elder's dangerously darkened expression.

"W-What... are you-"

Farris fell on the bed and Nawel hovered above him.

"Did you enjoy it?"

Nawel questioned with a nonchalant expression on his face.

"What?"

Farris gulped the lump in his throat feeling chills seeing the elder.

"I am asking did you enjoy whoring around all this year after breaking up with me?"

Nawel grabbed Farris's jaw tightly.

Farris became furious hearing it, he tried to push away the elder,

"Fuck off!"

"Tsk, this dirty mouth of yours,"

Nawel hissed as he grabbed Farris's wrists and placed them above his head, restricting him from moving his hands.

"You never learn the easy way, don't you? I have been lenient thinking that you are just heartbroken but seeing you doing all this shit... I guess I shouldn't have left you be,"

Nawel stated as he leaned in closer.

"Get the fuck away from me,"

Farris shouted and tried to wriggle free from the elder's grip.

"Be quiet."

Nawel's voice was threateningly calm and dominant enough to make Farris shudder in fear.
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